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United States Patent | 5,513,677 |
McCurry | May 7, 1996 |
A remote fill receptacle device is provided comprising (1) a receptacle body and (2) a receptacle conduit, the device being employed in conjunction with a tree stand including a water reservoir for conveniently filling/refilling the tree stand's water reservoir in the invention process by receiving water additions via an inlet opening in the upper portion of the body and permitting said water to gravity discharge from the body via an outlet opening in the lower portion of the body through the receptacle conduit which directs the discharged water from the outlet opening to the water reservoir.
Inventors: | McCurry; O. Thomas (109 Tea Farm Rd., Summerville, SC 29483) |
Appl. No.: | 192381 |
Filed: | February 7, 1994 |
Current U.S. Class: | 141/1; 47/40.5; 47/48.5; 141/98; 141/334; 141/337; 141/391 |
Intern'l Class: | A47G 007/02 |
Field of Search: | 141/98,331,333,334,337,391,1 47/79,40.5,45.5 |
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